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Re: 2019 Face lifted Yamaha R25 Test Mule spotted

Originally Posted by rreneav1987

And why on Earth wont a 250cc bike not need Slipper Clutch? Your point doesnt make sense at all to me. Can you please shed some light onto why you say this?

First, the whole point of a slipper clutch is to avoid rear wheel hop due to the substantial braking effect of high-displacement high-compression engines. A 250cc motor doesn't generate a lot of engine braking due to its small size, and can easily be overpowered by the weight of the rider plus bike. Second, this kind of rear wheel chatter is really only a problem on a track where you have high speeds and run on the ragged edge of traction. Even most US riders don't ride that way all that often even though we ride much larger bikes, and it's even less likely at the slower speeds on Indian roads. Thus, a slipper clutch is unnecessary added complexity, superfluous on such a low-displacement motorcycle no matter how much body cladding they wrap it in.

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Re: 2019 Face lifted Yamaha R25 Test Mule spotted

Originally Posted by The Mountain

First, the whole point of a slipper clutch is to avoid rear wheel hop due to the substantial braking effect of high-displacement high-compression engines. A 250cc motor doesn't generate a lot of engine braking due to its small size, and can easily be overpowered by the weight of the rider plus bike.

Re: 2019 Face lifted Yamaha R25 Test Mule spotted

Originally Posted by The Mountain

First, the whole point of a slipper clutch is to avoid rear wheel hop due to the substantial braking effect of high-displacement high-compression engines. A 250cc motor doesn't generate a lot of engine braking due to its small size, and can easily be overpowered by the weight of the rider plus bike. Second, this kind of rear wheel chatter is really only a problem on a track where you have high speeds and run on the ragged edge of traction. Even most US riders don't ride that way all that often even though we ride much larger bikes, and it's even less likely at the slower speeds on Indian roads. Thus, a slipper clutch is unnecessary added complexity, superfluous on such a low-displacement motorcycle no matter how much body cladding they wrap it in.

Since '02 xBhp is different things to different people. From a close knit national community of bikers to India's only motorcycling lifestyle magazine and a place to make like minded biker friends. We have one common religion - Bikeism.